A sentencing judge's assessment of objective seriousness may properly be expressed as an interim conclusion based on the manner of offending and consequences, with the reduction for mental illness addressed subsequently, provided the final assessment incorporates the reduction. Reduced moral culpability for mental illness does not necessarily result in characterisation as 'low-level moral culpability' under the R v Whyte guideline judgment for dangerous driving offences.
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